Plus, a nutritional powerhouse; our latest Nat Geo quiz; Earth’s next big ocean; and the latest by the globe-walking Paul Salopek
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 | | PHOTOGRAPH BY MARK THIESSEN, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | | The best spot to look for life outside Earth in our solar system may be a moon of Saturn.
A new discovery finds the rarest element needed for life for the first time in an ocean beyond Earth, on the moon Enceladus. In Greek mythology, Enceladus was a 100-armed monster buried under the volcano of Mount Etna on Sicily. Saturn’s Enceladus (pictured above) may have secrets buried of its own.
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 | VIDEO BY JENNIFER HAYES
| | Saving these vulnerable critters: This wiggling embryo is part of an effort to repopulate this animal in the wild. It is a:
A. Vaquita
B. Whale
C. Xingu Corydoras
D. Shark
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Where did the other half go? Some southerners hated that the Confederate surrender flag—a dishtowel really (pictured above)—ended up in U.S. hands after the Civil War. Along the way, half of the flag went missing. Here's where you can see the other half. | | | |
 | | PHOTOGRAPH BY ZHOU NA | | Oasis: Inside the ‘factory of the world,’ there is still a corner untouched by machines. In China’s rural Yunnan Province, Nat Geo Explorer Paul Salopek finds workers plucking marigolds for essential oils and traditional medicine (pictured above).
The history of this series: Salopek started in 2013 to retrace our ancestors’ global migration—a 24,000-mile journey by foot. Here’s a look at where he’s been—and where he’s still to go.
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Today’s soundtrack: Love You For A Long Time, Maggie Rogers
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